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Two more fun sets that I've been playing with coming out:
Basculin @ Life Orb / Waterium Z
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Zen Headbutt / Head Smash
- Aqua Jet
- Superpower
Really in love with Basculin currently because of how strong it is in the metagame through Adaptability. It does face some direct competition from Samurott, which has access to Swords Dance and Megahorn, as well as more bulk. However, it finds a niche in its STAB move output, coverage in Superpower (ik Samu gets it too but it doesn't run it as common as Megahorn), and impressive Base 98 Speed, which is much better than Samurott. The item choice is really up to you, Life Orb hits like a truck with every move but Waterium Z creates one extremely powerful move which take OHKO or help 2HKO a majority of the metagame. The last moveslot is open for interpretation as well, and really depends on the team around it. Ice Beam helps out a lot against switchins such as Torterra and Jumpluff, while Zen Headbutt hits Poison-types such as Weezing and Fighting-types such as Gurdurr harder. Head Smash is just an extremely powerful move which punishes switchins, especially bulkier Flying-types such as Togetic, Swanna, and Vullaby and Pokemon that resist its Water-type Attacks. Mold Breaker is also an option for the set, although it loses a lot of power, as a way to take on Sturdy leads such as Crustle which are rising in usage.
Electivire @ Fightinium Z / Electrium Z / Groundium Z / Icium Z
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wild Charge
- Focus Punch / Superpower / Fire Punch / Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Volt Switch
Man Electivire is a nuke haha. Most people I've seen have used it as a Scarfer or a standard Life Orb set, but I really haven't seen anyone use Z move on it. Z Fighting allows it to take on several of its answers, such as Miltank, Regirock, Piloswine, and Golem. Groundium Z allows it to take on common checks such as Camerupt, Lanturn, and Stunfisk. Electrium is just a common nuke STAB which hits plenty of Pokemon hard, even if they resist it. Finally Ice Punch allows it to get access to a physical BoltBeam, and the ability to hit Ground-types such as Vibrava and Torterra, as well as Gourgeist.
Basculin @ Life Orb / Waterium Z
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Zen Headbutt / Head Smash
- Aqua Jet
- Superpower
Really in love with Basculin currently because of how strong it is in the metagame through Adaptability. It does face some direct competition from Samurott, which has access to Swords Dance and Megahorn, as well as more bulk. However, it finds a niche in its STAB move output, coverage in Superpower (ik Samu gets it too but it doesn't run it as common as Megahorn), and impressive Base 98 Speed, which is much better than Samurott. The item choice is really up to you, Life Orb hits like a truck with every move but Waterium Z creates one extremely powerful move which take OHKO or help 2HKO a majority of the metagame. The last moveslot is open for interpretation as well, and really depends on the team around it. Ice Beam helps out a lot against switchins such as Torterra and Jumpluff, while Zen Headbutt hits Poison-types such as Weezing and Fighting-types such as Gurdurr harder. Head Smash is just an extremely powerful move which punishes switchins, especially bulkier Flying-types such as Togetic, Swanna, and Vullaby and Pokemon that resist its Water-type Attacks. Mold Breaker is also an option for the set, although it loses a lot of power, as a way to take on Sturdy leads such as Crustle which are rising in usage.
Electivire @ Fightinium Z / Electrium Z / Groundium Z / Icium Z
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wild Charge
- Focus Punch / Superpower / Fire Punch / Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Volt Switch
Man Electivire is a nuke haha. Most people I've seen have used it as a Scarfer or a standard Life Orb set, but I really haven't seen anyone use Z move on it. Z Fighting allows it to take on several of its answers, such as Miltank, Regirock, Piloswine, and Golem. Groundium Z allows it to take on common checks such as Camerupt, Lanturn, and Stunfisk. Electrium is just a common nuke STAB which hits plenty of Pokemon hard, even if they resist it. Finally Ice Punch allows it to get access to a physical BoltBeam, and the ability to hit Ground-types such as Vibrava and Torterra, as well as Gourgeist.
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